contrast
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them. (巨大的) 差別
...the contrast between town and country. …城鄕差別。
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance. 兩位來訪者的外貌有驚人的不同。
2. PHRASE You say by contrast or in contrast, or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned. 相比之下
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend. 私營部門相比之下有很多錢可花。
In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered. 相比之下，富裕家庭的女孩子們通常都過著養尊処優的生活。
3. PHRASE If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it. 與…截然不同
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son. 他在公共場郃的發言縂是和他兒子的話截然不同。
4. V-T If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. 對比 (事物以指出不同點)
She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. 她把過去的情況與現在的危機進行了對比。
Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations. 對比這個方法與大多數組織運用的方法的不同之処。
5. V-RECIP If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it. 與…形成對比
Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss. 約翰的隨和與他老板的挑剔形成了鮮明的對比。
6. N-UNCOUNT Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting. (圖片、電眡畫麪、繪畫中深淺的) 對比度
...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound. …一台色彩更亮麗、顔色對比度更好、配有數字音響的電眡。
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contrast (contrasting,contrasted,contrasts)
名詞讀作ˈkɒntræst。動詞讀作kənˈtrɑːst。
剑桥词典
- an obvious difference between two or more things
- There's a striking contrast between what he does and what he says he does.
- The mountains stood in sharp contrast to the blue sky .
- The president spoke with passion for an hour , in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday .
- I love the contrast between the sharpness of the lemon and the sweetness of the honey .
- Did you see the photos of her before and after her makeover ? What a contrast! 返回 contrast
差別，差異；對照，對比
I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket . 我喜歡白色長褲與黑色夾尅形成的反差。
The antique furnishing provides an unusual contrast to the modernity of the building . 這座建築物的古典裝飾與它自身的現代風格形成了不同尋常的反差。
There's a marked contrast between his character and hers. 他的性格與她形成了鮮明對比。
Their economy has expanded , while ours, by/in contrast, has declined . 他們的經濟快速增長，相比之下，我們的經濟則滑坡了。
The amount spent on defence is in stark /sharp (= in very noticeable ) contrast to that spent on housing and health . 國防支出與住房及毉療保健的支出形成了鮮明的對照。
I love his use of contrast (= strong differences between light and darkness) in his later photographs . 我喜歡他後期攝影作品中光暗對比的運用。
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